The last batch of applications and reapplications, submitted since 15 April, will be processed today and tomorrow in time for exams starting next week.
The most common reason for applications not being successful is that they are incomplete due to the applicant not reading the form carefully enough.
Over 35 applications have been received in March, but processing has been delayed by many incomplete applications (lacking evidence and other documentation) and even fraudulent applications (including in the write-up text copied from elsewhere or produced by AI, and therefore resulting in the applicant being banned from accessing the Fund). Applicants are also reminded that they must belong to TWO categories of need.
Start-of-year balance CHF 5,133.
Income CHF 11,800: Regular monthly donations from four donors.
Applications received: 74 Theological Studies + 11 Personal Need.
Payments GBP 6,809: 52 grants have been made as follows:
End-of-year balance CHF 8,650.
Activity is thus comparable to previous years.
Extracts from thank-you letters and spending reports and full detailed accounts are available to donors on request.
Thirteen complete applications are currently under consideration, however they are delayed due to Pastoral Care Group leaders not having replied to our request a week ago for confirmation (as indicated on the form) that the applicants regularly attend Pastoral Care Group meetings and that the need is genuine.
If you are awaiting a reply, please remind your Pastoral Care Group leader to reply to us.
Theological Studies applications can be submitted from 1st March, using the online form only (this can be done on a mobile phone or a computer). Only complete applications with all necessary evidence (attached to one email, not many) will be considered. Decisions will be made on Sundays in April, and students and the College bursary will be informed. Payments will be made direct to the college.
Applications from students at other institutions are still welcome, as long as they come within the terms of the Fund.
The Hesed Fund wishes all finalists the very best with this last semester of their studies!
Start-of-year balance GBP 2,092.
Income GBP 9,300: All regular monthly donations from four donors.
Applications received: 72 Theological Studies + 24 Personal Need + c. 20 by email.
Payments GBP 6,809: 52 grants have been made as follows:
End-of-year balance GBP 4,583.
Activity is thus comparable to the previous two years.
Extracts from thank-you letters and spending reports and full detailed accounts are available to donors on request.
The Hesed Fund is honoured to receive this award from Sower’s Ministries:
The coordinator,
Hesed funds.
Sir
Greetings to you and all management of the Hesed funds. On behalf of the Sower’s ministries international, we wish to share our profound gratitude to you for all the support you granted us to reach out to humanity in different ways over the years of our partnership. Your support has really helped us to reach out to inmates in prisons, sick patients in the hospitals, internally displaced persons, physically challenged persons, widows and orphans, we affected the society positively by preaching the message of peace. You have changed our perspectives about brotherliness and inter-faith coexistence. Today we have learned to bridge the differences created by religion extremism and ethnicity leading to violence, terrorism, kidnapping, banditry etc. The Sower’s is now recognize and accepted by the Muslim council of Adamawa state as the only Christian organization that can address 21 local government Imams, and Chairmen of the Muslim council right in their state secretariat three times. This year we are awarding some stakeholders as peace ambassadors, among which we have Imams, Alhajis. We have four Muslims and four Christians. This understanding is all because of you shaping our minds. Our unique approach of using sports to preach peace is giving us a huge breakthrough. We have started the inter-faith football peace tournament on Monday and will end on 21st September, 2022 to mark international peace day 2022. Each team is expected to register equal number of Muslims and Christians before the are registered to participate in the tournament. Please accept our humble offer of award as a sign of our recognition of your silent work for humanity in Nigeria and the world as our peace ambassadors.
Yours sincerely
Ozumba Emmanuel Nicodemus
Founder
Over 70 online applications and over 350 emails have been received in the last two months and 25 grants have been made (payment is being made direct to the College):
Japheth Jauro (Kuteb, RCCN, BD4)
Sidi James Okolo (Eggon, UCCN/Hekan, BD4)
Sunday Usman (Kilba, EYN, BD4)
Desmond Samaila (Dera, LCCN, BD4)
Lachak Nimnan Rimman (Tarok, COCIN, BD4)
Tangni Dadong Katlong (Mupun, Baptist, MDiv2)
John Waliya Mamadu (Marghi, EYN, MDiv2)
Mkarl Terzungwe Wilson (Tiv, Living Faith, BD4)
Vivian George (Mayah, LCCN, BD4)
Salome Michael Dogwo (Bassa, ERCC, BD4)
Ezekiel Tongak (Angas, Anglican, BD4)
Simon Grace Ntyem (Tarok, COCIN, BD4)
Bulus Yohanna Governor (Sayawa, COCIN, MDiv2)
Joseph Tivh (Jukun, CRCN, BD4)
Lois Damulak Peter (Kwalla, COCIN, BD4)
Yau Yakubu Ishaku (Karai-Karai, ECWA, BD4)
Yavala Benjamin (Jukun, CRCN, BD4)
Samuel Williams Atama (Kilba, LCCN, BD4)
Sabiya Awumtiya (Kilba, LCCN, BD4)
Agbor Adi Terkura (Tiv, NKST, BD4)
Joseph Ussah (Sukur, EYN, BD4)
Yanna Kwada (Kamwe, EYN, BD4)
Emmanuel Gundiri Haruna (Kilba, EYN, BD4)
Lawrence Barnabas (Kambu, CRCN, MDiv2)
Chall Emmanuel Gyang (Berom, UMCN, BD4)
This round of applications is now closed.
It is regrettable that many applications were careless, incomplete, fraudulent or simply knowingly outside of the terms of the Fund.
We apologise for the delay in responding to TCNN fees applications, which has been due to a large number of faulty or inappropriate applications, applicants not reading the form well before applying, and some applicants sending many emails. We hope to respond to all March applications by not long after Easter.
TCNN Fees applications may be submitted in Mar-Apr only. (If the college gives official notice of full fees being due before then, you may apply earlier, but your application will only be considered if you include a copy of the college’s official notice.)
For guidance on applying, please click here. Last year about half of the applications were rejected because they were incomplete or because documentation was scattered in many separate emails. Read the instructions carefully! Do not apply if you know that you do not meet the criteria, or you may be banned from applying to the Fund later.
12 Jan Update Due to several applications having been submitted before the opening date on 1 March, the form has now been removed from this website. It will be made available again on 1 March.
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